diff --git a/mRemoteNGTests/Config/Serializers/XmlConnectionsDocumentCompilerTests.cs b/mRemoteNGTests/Config/Serializers/XmlConnectionsDocumentCompilerTests.cs
index 55487dbc7..e7ba07be3 100644
--- a/mRemoteNGTests/Config/Serializers/XmlConnectionsDocumentCompilerTests.cs
+++ b/mRemoteNGTests/Config/Serializers/XmlConnectionsDocumentCompilerTests.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ namespace mRemoteNGTests.Config.Serializers
             Assert.That(con4, Is.Not.Null);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void XmlContentEncryptedWhenFullFileEncryptionTurnedOn()
+        {
+            var xdoc = _documentCompiler.CompileDocument(_connectionTreeModel, true, false);
+            var rootElementValue = xdoc.Root?.Value;
+            Assert.That(rootElementValue, Is.Not.EqualTo(string.Empty));
+        }
+
 
         private ConnectionTreeModel SetupConnectionTreeModel()
         {
diff --git a/mRemoteV1/Config/Serializers/XmlConnectionsDocumentCompiler.cs b/mRemoteV1/Config/Serializers/XmlConnectionsDocumentCompiler.cs
index 2977b7bf5..491b29e5e 100644
--- a/mRemoteV1/Config/Serializers/XmlConnectionsDocumentCompiler.cs
+++ b/mRemoteV1/Config/Serializers/XmlConnectionsDocumentCompiler.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Config.Serializers
 
             CompileRecursive(serializationTarget, rootElement);
             var xmlDeclaration = new XDeclaration("1.0", "utf-8", "");
-            return new XDocument(xmlDeclaration, rootElement);
+            var xmlDocument = new XDocument(xmlDeclaration, rootElement);
+            if (fullFileEncryption)
+                xmlDocument = new XmlConnectionsDocumentEncryptor(_cryptographyProvider).EncryptDocument(xmlDocument, rootNodeInfo.PasswordString.ConvertToSecureString());
+            return xmlDocument;
         }
 
         private void CompileRecursive(ConnectionInfo serializationTarget, XContainer parentElement)